Birds of Brazil

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Genus: Saltator (9 species, 16 worldwide)

Saltators (genus Saltator) are medium to large tanagers with short thick bills. They were once grouped with Grosbeaks (family Cardinalidae).


Golden-billed Saltator (Saltator aurantiirostris albociliaris) Ollantaytambo, Peru
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

With different shades of brown across large range. Immature has black bill with gold tip (HBW) but gold tip is difficult to see.
Additional photo.


Bluish-grey Saltator (Saltator coerulescens coerulescens) Pousada Rio Claro, Pantanal, Brazil
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Black-throated Grosbeak (Saltator fuliginosus) Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Slate-colored Grosbeak (Saltator grossus saturatus) Rio Blanco, Guapiles, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Thick-billed Saltator (Saltator maxillosus) ENDEMIC Santa Catarina, Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Buff-throated Saltator (Saltator maximus maximus) Minca, Magdalena, Colombia
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Olive-grey Saltator (Saltator olivascens plumbeus) Medellin, Colombia
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Immature is olive with yellow brow and front.


Green-winged Saltator (Saltator similis ochraceiventris) Intervales, Brazil
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.

Timid. Likes semi-open or secondary forest.


Streaked Saltator (Saltator striatipectus perstriatus) Minca, Magdalena, Colombia Sometimes has an orange or orange-tipped bill.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

An individual with an orange-tipped billed.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba